THE NFL suspended Lane Johnson 10 games under a "hollowed-out process devoid of any protections," according to a statement by Johnson's attorney, Steve Zashin, related to a National Labor Relations Board complaint of unfair labor practices Johnson has filed against the NFL and the NFL Players Association.
The statement said the league and the players' union "violate federal law."
Johnson was critical of the league and the union in August, when word surfaced that he would face the 10-game ban for a second violation of league rules against performance-enhancing drugs. He said then that he thought "players have no rights," and that he was getting "no backing" from the union, which "does not stand up for players.